Mourners are laying flowers near the scene of the deadly Christmas market attack as investigators puzzle over the motive of the suspect.

Hundreds of people in Magdeburg formed a human chain on Monday to remember the victims of the attack on a Christmas market in the city, and to stand against right-wing extremists seeking to exploit the killings.

Disbelief dominates Germany’s Magdeburg at Christmas, days after the deadly car attack:: Magdeburg, Germany:: December 24, 2024“There is still the disbelief, the shock that this can happen like this and that it affects innocent people who have died and who have been injured.